1 Peter 5:12 Meaning and Explanation
“By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.”
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Read Full Chapter →Peter notes he has written briefly through faithful Silvanus, testifying that this is the true grace of God in which they stand.
What Does 1 Peter 5:12 Mean?
Peter names his helper, Silvanus, a faithful brother, through whom the letter was carried or written. He calls what he has written brief, a short word for such weighty matters.
Then he names his purpose: to exhort and to testify that this is the true grace of God in which they stand. Everything in the letter, the calls to holiness and endurance, the comfort and the warnings, has been an unfolding of God's genuine grace. Peter wants his readers to be sure of where they are standing. Amid suffering and slander, they stand not on shifting ground but on the true grace of God, and that is solid footing indeed.
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What does 1 Peter 5:12 mean?
Peter notes he has written briefly through faithful Silvanus, testifying that this is the true grace of God in which they stand.